Anti-gun local governments in one New Jersey county have taken votes against the proposed Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act that may represent the philosophical divide between elected officials and their constituents when it comes to civil rights: Politicians don’t trust armed citizens, but those citizens trust each other. According to NorthJersey.com, officials in several Bergen County […]
Movement on NICS ‘Fix’ Marred by Muzzleloader Smear?
While a bipartisan group of Capitol Hill senators has reportedly reached an accord on legislation that would improve the National Instant Check System (NICS), their work might be offset by a report from a gun control group headed by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords that takes a swipe at muzzleloaders. The New York Times is reporting […]
Rancho Tehama Reality: System Failed and Five Bodies Prove It
A pair of Associated Press reports Wednesday on the Rancho Tehama Reserve shooting may have unintentionally reinforced a growing sentiment that not only did California’s restrictive gun control laws fail to prevent the incident, but the legal system didn’t work, either. This was further reinforced by a video featuring District Attorney Gregg Cohen, in which […]
Calif. Gun Control Fail: Killer’s Rifles ‘Manufactured Illegally’
The two rifles used by Rancho Tehama Reserve killer Kevin Neal on Tuesday were “manufactured illegally by him at his home” and were obtained illegally, according to reports quoting Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston, who spoke with reporters Wednesday morning. Johnston also upped the victim count to five, with the discovery of Neal’s wife’s […]
Rancho Tehama Resident: ‘It’s Not The Gun…It’s Just Life’
In the midst of mayhem, a resident in the Rancho Tehama Reserve community of Northern California where a Tuesday morning shooting rampage ended with the slaying of the gunman, reportedly told the Los Angeles Times, “It’s not the gun, it’s not mental illness. It’s not anything, it’s just life, unfortunately.” The quote was attributed to […]
Seattle Anti-Gun Editorial Reflects Media’s Reality Disconnect
When the Seattle Times editorial board declared Monday that “gun laws work,” it struck a nerve with gun owners who have predictably called the editorial dishonest, and reinforced their view that newspapers are staffed with elitists who use the First Amendment to erode the Second. The newspaper acknowledges up front that gun laws “will never […]
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